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Using a broken PSX as a PS2
Is the HDD in your PSX dead and it only starts up to a black screen? Well good news everyone! You can still use it as a PS2 with only a little bit of effort!
The process below will allow a partially-broken PSX to boot from a memory card in PS2 mode which will work with Open-PS2-Loader (OPL) to load games from DVD, USB, and MX4SIO.
Prerequisites:
- A PSX (DESR) unit, any model, that can power up and show the PSX splash screen.
- A spare memory card to dedicate to the PSX
- A PS2 console running FMCB to set up the memory card
- A small (less than 4GB?) USB stick formatted as FAT32
Preparing the memory card
- Download the latest FMCB Installer
- Extract the latest 7z file to a FAT32 formatted USB drive (must be MBR partition, not GPT)
- Plug the USB drive into to your FMCB PS2 console and start it up
- Once started open LaunchELF from the main menu
- Press Circle to open the FileBrowser
- Select
mass://
and Press Circle - Go to the FMBC installer folder and Press Circle
- Select
FMCBInstaller.elf
and Press Circle - Once started remove the memory card you use for the PS2
- Insert the memory card you want to use for the PSX in slot 1
- On the FMCB installer main screen press R1 twice to go to the Memory Card Menu
- Highlight Format MC and Press Cross
- Highlight Yes and Press Cross
- Once formatting is complete Press Cross
- Press L1 to go to the Extras Menu
- Highlight Install FMCB (PSX) and Press Cross
- Highlight Yes and Press Cross
- FMCB will now be installed
- Once installation is complete Press Cross
- Unplug the memory card from the PS2
- Press Circle to exit or power off the PS2
The memory card can now boot FMCB in a fully working PSX, but not one with a broken HDD. Continue below...
Configuring FMCB to work on a PSX with dead/no HDD
- Start up your FMCB PS2 console as normal and make sure you get the FMCB main menu
- Plug the PSX memory card into slot 2
- Open LaunchELF
- Press Circle to open the FileBrowser
- Select
mc0://
and Press Circle - Select
SYS-CONF
and Press Circle - Select
FMCB_CFG.ELF
and Press Circle - Press Circle to choose a control scheme
- Select Load CNF from MC1 and Press Circle. Not MC0! We need to load from the PSX memory card
- Select Configure E1 launch keys and Press Circle
- Select Auto and Press Square
- Navigate to
mc0:/BOOT/
- Select
BOOT.ELF
and Press Circle - The Auto selection should now show BOOT.ELF
- Press Triangle to return to the previous menu
- Select Save CNF to MC1 and Press Circle. This will save the configuration to the PSX memory card
- The memory card is now ready to use in the PSX! Turn off the PS2 and remove the PSX memory card